An example of a simple use of technology that not only averted the inconvenience and discomfort for the child of a trip to the ER, but also avoided exposing him to additional illnesses and avoided exposing others to what he had.

Though there is no law that says patients must be told that the medications they have been prescribed are for an off-label use, and the FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine, I feel it is important to provide at least a brief explanation to my patients.

If we invest in providing addiction treatment that is evidence-based and fundamentally invested in the dignity of every person who needs that treatment, a lot more people are going to find themselves ready to seek it out.

"To write the program off saying it is too complicated or not worth it may be short-sighted," Dr Shapiro concluded. "Almost anything that is incrementally beneficial to the practice financially becomes important in an era where there is pressure on declining reimbursement."

"As [a member] of the NIH Task Force on pain, I would say that one of the things that's important to show is that an interdisciplinary model and a multimodal approach are effective and cost-effective, as they certainly are expensive."